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  1. Do hospital CMs work during holidays?

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Case Management

    Oh wow, thank you, didn't know that!!! I guess one benefit of working at payer side is that we got to enjoy relaxing major holidays. Yes, no kidding, I would have Thursday and Friday off for...

  2. The life or death squatty potty

    rearviewmirror replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    My short stint in bedside nursing has taught me one thing about human beings in general: people are

  3. Managers, How do you deal with staff perception?

    rearviewmirror replied to Illmarinen's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good advice. 24 is really young, no offense, but you got things done at least it seems. The only managers I saw who were respected in hospital were ones who didn't mind getting dirty in the...

  4. How do you know it's time to change departments?

    rearviewmirror replied to nz71's topic in General Nursing

    Uh.. the problem is NOT with you. 10 years of ED? You done more than enough! I think what you wrote there is already a sign that you need to move; with your experience, you can try for...

  5. How did you get out of bedside nursing?

    rearviewmirror replied to abnormal_saline's topic in General Nursing

    Go for utilization management or case management, especially for payor/insurance side; they offer lots of work-at-home opportunities; can you imagine waking up from bed, grab cup of coffee, kill about...

  6. Dealing with Students in Clinicals: What would you like to see?

    rearviewmirror replied to bsf312's topic in General Nursing

    don't be one of those "I am here to save the world" or bleeding hearts types. Kind of annoying personally, because nursing is not really that

  7. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    rearviewmirror replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    Pfffff! Piece of cake! When there's short staff, make the ADMINISTRATORS run the

  8. Bsn no experience parkland hospital dallas tx

    rearviewmirror replied to plastic100%'s topic in General Nursing

    once I can get to that sweet spot, I will fellow Texan....

  9. Bsn no experience parkland hospital dallas tx

    rearviewmirror replied to plastic100%'s topic in General Nursing

    You sure you want to keep working at the bedside? I think with 8 yrs of home health experience and having RN under your belt, that can definitely get a consideration for a leadership position at home...

  10. Advice for New Grad

    rearviewmirror replied to m0ckingbird's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry about the difficulties. To answer your last question, I think it's matter of perspective. I am type of person who thinks that at the end of the day, you have got to fend for yourself. You got to...

  11. Back to night shift...am I crazy?

    rearviewmirror replied to cosmicmama's topic in General Nursing

    With all that experience and qualifications and titles, and you are going back to semi-bedside role? You bet I think you gone mad! :0 I would find a cushy admin job and live in the ivory tower,...

  12. What is a surgical clearance nurse?

    rearviewmirror posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello nurses, I tried searching this on forum but did not find any post, so here we go. I am in a transition period between staying at current job to finding a new path. I came across a surgical...

  13. What is a surgical clearance nurse?

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a clinical job, and pretty much hands off, so not exactly like a pre-op nursing...Yeah, actually someone I know was kind of surprised because most of these can and are done by MAs or...

  14. What is a surgical clearance nurse?

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    well, the description looks more like running down the list of what needs to be cleared prior to having elective surgery as opposed to doing precerts. For example, if pt wants to have bariatric or...

  15. What is the difference between hospital and commercial utilization review?

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    haha I thought you would be one of those who would reply, saw your id around the ur/cm posts so appreciate your input very much. I have been on the receiving and reviewing end as well at commercial...

  16. What is the difference between hospital and commercial utilization review?

    rearviewmirror posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello my trusty old nurses. No place like here to ask a question! I am working at commercial side doing utilization review and since I got an opportunity to move over to hospital side, I was wondering...

  17. Starting IV

    rearviewmirror replied to krissieshull's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to explain with words but here it is: as JKL33 explained, you probably went through the veins at that point. I worked in ER and on sonosites so I am pretty confident of my IV skills.... but...

  18. Do I need a new attitude, a new job, or a new career?

    rearviewmirror replied to carolelainern's topic in General Nursing

    New attitude would be good, but new job would be better, yet new career would be best. I would have done engineering if I could back; now I have a family so that's not an option. I did change my...

  19. Case Management/Utilization Review?

    rearviewmirror replied to mcmoo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work from home (have been offered but I prefer not being stuck home every single day) but I am doing UR in an insurance company (third party admin to be more exact). Yes you need your RN...

  20. Texas Health Resources(not new grad)

    rearviewmirror replied to cassie77775's topic in Texas Nursing

    THR is one of the few hospital systems I have not worked at, so I can't offer clear judgement, but collected from interacting with peers and other coworkers, ex-coworkers, THR seems to have decent...

  21. Cautious ask: If you hated being a RN, would you enjoy NP?

    rearviewmirror posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I titled this cautious ask: since basically I am addressing multitude of providers, so I wanted to be respectful. I hope this question does not meet you with hostility since I wanted your honest...

  22. Can nurses live comfortably?

    rearviewmirror replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    Your question is difficult because the term Luxury is very subjective. If you live within the realm of reality, and expect nice life, personally if I were you, I would not live in NY or

  23. Cautious ask: If you hated being a RN, would you enjoy NP?

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for inputs everyone. While I realize the importance of needing to think through it well before getting into, I also am encouraged by NPs who enjoy what they do now, though he/she did not like...

  24. What job do you as a nurse besides bedside?

    rearviewmirror replied to iamnotafocker's topic in General Nursing

    Utilization management or case management (sometimes these two are separate or synonymous. Depends on the company). You can also try informatics, but likely not since those require MSN. More...

  25. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    rearviewmirror replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    What is wrong with wanting to wear gloves? When I was in the ED, there were lots of people from the hood, so there would be lots of scabies, lice, etc issues and that include their belongings. It...